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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Washington

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Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree School for You

Visual & Performing Arts is the #12 most popular major in Washington with 1,718 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Washington to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found University of Washington - Seattle Campus to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Washington. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

Women make up 63% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#2

Seattle Film Institute

Seattle, WA

Out of the 7 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle Film Institute landed the # 2 spot on the list. Seattle Film Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

Of the 18 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Seattle Film Institute, 72% are male and 28% are female.

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#3

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Seattle University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

Women make up 79% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 42% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Central Washington University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Washington. CWU is a large public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

Women make up 18% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Eastern Washington University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. EWU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cheney.

Women make up 20% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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Western Washington University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in visual and performing arts at WWU, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 22,397
Oregon 1,672
Hawaii 196
Nevada 554
Alaska 60

Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Music 25,910
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355
Arts & Media Management 4,788
Dance 3,288
Other Visual Art 912
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 119
Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art 10

Related Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 556,813
English Language & Literature 54,635
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bonnielou2013.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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